I̶M̶M̶O̶R̶T̶A̶L̶
*It's my first fic so I hope that you enjoy it. If you liked it please let me know.
*Also please do not post my work on any platform without my permission.
Warnings: major character death, sword piercing reader's chest
Immortal that's what he was.
It's a blessing they said, to be immortal,to be a god. So why couldn't he find the sweet blessing of immortality. Devasted that's what he would use to describe himself.
Tears rolled down his cheeks, his throat felt constricted. His knees buckled and finally the god was brought down to his knees, not by his archenemy but by the sight of the bloodied and bruised body of his lover.
There were you, who was lying in the pool of your blood.
Scars marred your face and blood flowed from where the sword had pierced your chest but you still had the smile you always gave him. The one which never failed to calm him. The same reassuring smile which made your eyes look like half moons.
You looked peaceful even when death cradled you, trying to lull you to sleep forever.
Even on the brink of death, you tried to reassure him with your smile, he painfully realised, tears still streaming down his face.
Zhongli gently placed you in his arms , the same way when you two used to sit under the golden yellow tree to simply bask in the moonlight and in each other's presence. But this time neither was there moonlight nor the time to enjoy the other's presence.
"Let us find each other again", your face contorted in pain, both at the sight of your lover in anguish and with the sword piercing your heart, the one you had given to him, "I love you" , you said, cupping his cheek with your bloodied hand.
Your movements stilled, the hand falling back and eyes going dull before you even heard his response.
His I love you going unheard.
Adored and cherished was what he was, even after his supposed death, by thousands that resided in liyue.
But defeated and anguished was what he felt with the body of the one he cherished the most, in his arms ,unmoving.
He finally let out the scream he was holding back, a scream filled with hopelessness and sorrow.
Being a god meant he could change the destiny by his hands, the way he had built liyue and watched over its people. He was the heart of his people.
So why couldn't he, a god save you, the one that had his heart.
Punishment, maybe that was what it was . Maybe he was being reminded that it was selfish of him for wanting to be human. For wanting to experience the joys of being mortal. But being mortal came with a price.
Joy and loss were two sides of the same coin in the world of mortals.
You can't have only one and he failed to realise that even gods can't cheat destiny. That even gods had to bear their burden if they wanted to experience being human.
He brushed his lips against your forehead and rocked your unmoving body ,the shell of the person you were,in his arms tightly, as if to console himself and whispered,
"I will wait for you no matter how long it takes for us to unite again".
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗭𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀
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